Registered nurses' attention to and perceptions of pressure ulcer prevention in hospital settings

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 1293-1303

  Sving, Eva ^a,b,c   Gunningberg, Lena ^c,d   Högman, Marieann ^b   Mamhidir, Anna Greta ^c,e  

^a Primary Health Care Gästrikland   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring culture; Interviews; Nursing care; Observations; Pressure ulcer prevention; Records review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 84859748104     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04000.x     Document Type: Article

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